Wednesday, July 28th, 2021 | 9:00am – 5:00pm CT (10:00am – 6:00pm ET) Thursday, July 29th, 2021 | 9:00am – 5:00pm CT (10:00am – 6:00pm ET) The Association of Forensic DNA Analysts and Administrators (AFDAA), RTI International, and NIJ’s Forensic…
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Multiple Perspectives on Overdose Fatality Reviews
This webinar originally occurred on July 27th, 2021 Duration: 1 hour This webinar provided an overview of overdose fatality reviews (OFRs) with a specific focus on engaging partnerships with coroners, medical examiners, and medicolegal death investigators. The presenters highlighted OFRs…
Federal Forensic Science Research and Development Programs – A 2021 Update
Publication Date June, 2021 Introduction In response to the 2009 National Academy of Sciences (NAS) report, Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States: A Path Forward, the federal government accelerated its investment in forensic science in recent years. The NAS…
Understanding the Statistics Behind Forensic Conclusions Workshop Series
Interactive Workshop Duration: 20 hour(s) Since the dawn of forensic DNA analyses in the 1980s, legal and scientist scholars have pushed for strengthening the logical and statistical foundations of forensic science. In the U.S., this impulsion has resulted in reports…
Success Story: Revolutionizing Laboratory Efficiency Assessments Through Project FORESIGHT
NIJ and West Virginia University Report Date March 2020 Impact “Iron sharpens iron. Project FORESIGHT is built on collaboration among peers, and enhanced with academic and economic support—it provides actionable and realistic data to assess how well a lab is…
The Sequel – Marijuana or Hemp: From Farm Bill to Forensic Analysis
Wednesday, March 25th, 2020 1:00:00 PM ET – 2:00:00 PM ET Duration: 2 hour(s) Due to the overwhelming attendance and interaction for the first Marijuana or Hemp: From Farm Bill to Forensic Analysis webinar that was originally held on January 15th 2020,…
Results of a Black Box Study on the Accuracy and Reliability of Palm Print Comparisons
Thursday, March 12th, 2020 1:00:00 PM ET – 2:00:00 PM ET Duration: 1 hour(s) In 2011, a team of researchers from the FBI and Noblis published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences the first large-scale black box…
ASCLD Train the Director Series – Quality Assurance: Beyond Accreditation
← Back to Series Thursday, January 9th, 2020 1:00:00 PM ET – 2:30:00 PM ET Duration: 1.5 hour(s) Accreditation and quality assurance are two terms that are commonly used within the forensic science community. Many forensic laboratory mission statements incorporate…
Marijuana or Hemp: From Farm Bill to Forensic Analysis
Wednesday, January 15th, 2020 1:00:00 PM ET – 3:00:00 PM ET Duration: 2 hour(s) Attendees heard from experts in agricultural policy, hemp industry analytical testing, and the DEA Special Testing and Research laboratory to obtain a better understanding of the…
Module 8: Probabilistic Genotyping Summation and Special Topics
← Back to Series Probabilistic Genotyping of Evidentiary DNA Typing Results – An Online Workshop Series Module 8: Probabilistic Genotyping Summation and Special Topics Wednesday, July 17th, 2019 12:00:00 PM ET – 4:00:00 PM ET Duration: 4 hour(s) Throughout the Probabilistic…